Good Gear Guide - orange RSS feedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/tag/orange/en-auMon, 02 Mar 2015 03:03:43 +1100Firefox OS to help Orange boost smartphone use in Africahttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/569213/firefox-os-help-orange-boost-smartphone-use-africa/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange is hoping a sub-US$40 bundle of a Firefox OS smartphone with calls, messages and data will help boost smartphone usage in Africa and the Middle East.Mikael RicknäsMon, 02 Mar 2015 03:03:43 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/569213/firefox-os-help-orange-boost-smartphone-use-africa/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, February 5http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565625/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-thursday-february-5/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHealth insurer gets hacked ... Twitter's Costolo says the trolls are out ... Silk Road mastermind is guilty ... and more newsIDG News Service staffThu, 05 Feb 2015 23:36:10 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/565625/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-thursday-february-5/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange looks to take over struggling French cloudhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/563687/orange-looks-take-over-struggling-french-cloud/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedPitching "NSA-free" cloud services in Europe isn't enough to become successful. In a bid to give French cloud provider Cloudwatt a boost, Orange is in negotiations to take over the whole company.Mikael RicknäsTue, 13 Jan 2015 02:44:40 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/563687/orange-looks-take-over-struggling-french-cloud/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedBT in talks to buy U.K. mobile carrier EE for US$19.5 billionhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/562529/bt-talks-buy-u-k-mobile-carrier-ee-us-19-5-billion/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedBT Group has entered exclusive talks to buy U.K. mobile operator EE for 12.5 billion pounds (US$19.5 billion), a deal that would help the carrier offer bundles of mobile and fixed services.Stephen LawsonTue, 16 Dec 2014 05:26:06 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/562529/bt-talks-buy-u-k-mobile-carrier-ee-us-19-5-billion/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIn battle for sub-$200 smartphones, consumers will be the winnershttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/561405/battle-sub-200-smartphones-consumers-will-winners/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIf you plan to buy a cheap smartphone next year expect to get LTE, an HD screen and a good-looking device, as competing manufacturers and chip vendors lower prices.Mikael RicknäsSat, 06 Dec 2014 03:18:34 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/561405/battle-sub-200-smartphones-consumers-will-winners/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNew rules aim to prevent IoT devices from taking down mobile networkshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/557323/new-rules-aim-prevent-iot-devices-from-taking-down-mobile-networks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe dream of an Internet of things could turn into a nightmare for mobile operators, if sloppily written apps or chatty smartmeters were to overload their networks with signaling traffic. To avert such a scenario, a number of operators are backing a new set of network usage guidelines for device manufacturers and app developers.Mikael RicknäsTue, 14 Oct 2014 22:46:30 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/557323/new-rules-aim-prevent-iot-devices-from-taking-down-mobile-networks/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEurope to get €2.5 billion big data boosthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/557257/europe-get-2-5-billion-big-data-boost-from-commission-industry/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedBig data is going to get a big boost from the European Union, which will match an industry consortium's €2 billion investment with €500 million of public money over the next five years.Loek EssersTue, 14 Oct 2014 01:19:42 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/557257/europe-get-2-5-billion-big-data-boost-from-commission-industry/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange targets home applications with new mobile-to-TV gadgets and serviceshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/556521/orange-targets-home-applications-new-mobile-to-tv-gadgets-services/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMobile payments; home automation; health tracking; Bluetooth LE beacons; ubiquitous media streaming, and inevitably, one last surprise: In true Apple style, the product presentation was packed.Peter SayerThu, 02 Oct 2014 23:03:11 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/556521/orange-targets-home-applications-new-mobile-to-tv-gadgets-services/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange offers 'smart app' dev tool and global M2M location servicehttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555441/orange-offers-smart-app-dev-tool-global-m2m-location-service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNetwork operator Orange wants to help businesses deliver relevant information to their customers, and keep track of things and people, with three new services that take advantage of its mobile networks.Peter SayerThu, 18 Sep 2014 23:44:21 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555441/orange-offers-smart-app-dev-tool-global-m2m-location-service/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedBidding war could lead to consolidation in French mobile telecommunicationshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539906/bidding_war_could_lead_consolidation_french_mobile_telecommunications/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFrench mobile operator SFR is the target of a bidding war between construction giant Bouygues, which hopes to merge the network with that of its own Bouygues Telecom subsidiary, and Altice, owner of French ISP and cable TV company Numéricable.Peter SayerThu, 06 Mar 2014 15:34:52 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539906/bidding_war_could_lead_consolidation_french_mobile_telecommunications/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMobile data growth helps Deutsche Telekom, Orange offset competitive pressureshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539904/mobile_data_growth_helps_deutsche_telekom_orange_offset_competitive_pressures/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedTelecom operators Deutsche Telekom and Orange's latest results were negatively impacted by tough competition on fixed as well as mobile networks, but cost cuts and mobile data partly helped of offset that.Mikael RicknäsThu, 06 Mar 2014 15:01:34 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539904/mobile_data_growth_helps_deutsche_telekom_orange_offset_competitive_pressures/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedWi-Fi roaming starts to take flight with Hotspot 2.0http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539093/wi-fi_roaming_starts_take_flight_hotspot_2_0/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSmooth roaming from cell to Wi-Fi networks is finally seeing the light of day, with deployments at 21 U.S. airports and at two smaller sites in Europe debuting on Monday.Stephen LawsonTue, 25 Feb 2014 02:34:00 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/539093/wi-fi_roaming_starts_take_flight_hotspot_2_0/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange leans on in-house smartphone to give LTE a boosthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/538902/orange_leans_in-house_smartphone_give_lte_boost/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange is hoping its latest branded smartphone, the Gova, will help make its LTE networks more popular.Mikael RicknäsSun, 23 Feb 2014 16:33:29 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/538902/orange_leans_in-house_smartphone_give_lte_boost/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNew smartphone OS flags will fly at Mobile World Congresshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/538846/new_smartphone_os_flags_will_fly_mobile_world_congress/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe newer smartphone OS entrants competing to chip away at the dominance of Android and iOS are heading to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, and facing a landscape that has changed since last year's show.Mikael RicknäsFri, 21 Feb 2014 17:14:32 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/538846/new_smartphone_os_flags_will_fly_mobile_world_congress/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange hasn't given up competing for the future of messaginghttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/538767/orange_hasn_t_given_up_competing_future_messaging/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOrange is hoping it can compete more effectively with over-the-top messaging vendors thanks to an upgraded version of its Libon service that lets uses chat with anyone who has a device with an HTML browser.Mikael RicknäsThu, 20 Feb 2014 19:51:50 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/538767/orange_hasn_t_given_up_competing_future_messaging/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed